Top PC game nearing X port

Destineer's Mac games unit MacSoft is planning an October release for its Mac OS X version of Microsoft's real-time strategy game Age of Mythology.

The Mac OS X-only game-port has been conducted by Westlake Interactive.

Age of Mythology sees players battle with monsters of legend and gods. It borrows elements from across ancient Greek, Norse and Egyptian myths, and offers a host of mythological creatures that bloodthirsty adventurers must negotiate with on their journey.

"The game offers rich cinematic scenes, and gameplay spreads across a richly rendered 3D world," said MacSoft general manager Al Schilling said. he added: "Age of Mythology is a great successor to Age of Kings. It's truly an epic journey of heroism in a very beautiful 3D world."